{"id":43938,"date":"2022-10-25T15:37:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=43938"},"modified":"2022-10-25T15:37:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:37:47","slug":"did-bill-belichick-mismanage-his-qbs-monday-night-mixed-messages-say-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2022\/10\/25\/did-bill-belichick-mismanage-his-qbs-monday-night-mixed-messages-say-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Bill Belichick Mismanage His QBs Monday Night? Mixed Messages Say Yes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick has developed a long-standing reputation for keeping everyone guessing, but on Monday night against the Bears, did he go too far?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All reports heading into the game indicated Mac Jones had re-secured the starting quarterback job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then, not even 20 minutes before kickoff, ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1584697435971981313\">tweeted<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8220;it would not be a surprise to see both Patriots QBs, Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe, play tonight.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Over the first three drives of Jones&#8217; return, he looked rusty, completing just 3 of 6 passes for 13 yards to go along with a rather ugly interception.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Despite the tough start, the Patriots only trailed by ten, but Belichick chose to go back to Bailey Zappe early in the second quarter, fulfilling the initial pregame report shared by Schefter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The perplexing part? Why? Was Jones hurt? Was he benched? The speculation took off as some fans in the stadium regained their &#8220;Zappe Fever&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Although Jones struggled, Belichick said after the game the switch had nothing to do with that or did it have anything to do with an injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Zappe did spark the offense some, helping the team rally from ten down to a four-point lead thanks to consecutive drives that ended in touchdowns, but that would be it for the remainder of the night. The Bears meanwhile went on to score 17 unanswered in what became a stunning rout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The final stat line for Zappe wasn&#8217;t all that impressive either, he completed just 14 of 22 passes for 185 yards and two interceptions.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During his postgame presser, Belichick created more questions than answers regarding his QB decision-making.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThat\u2019s not what it was, but you can write whatever you want to write,\u201d Belichick said when asked if Jones was lifted over his performance. \u201cThat\u2019s not what it was.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Belichick explained he intended to bring Jones back at some point during the second half but changed his mind once he considered the game out of reach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cHe would have gone back in,\u201d Belichick said. \u201cThe score got out of hand. I didn\u2019t think that was the right thing to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Although the defense was far from stellar, the game did not get out of hand until the fourth quarter, but Jones never returned, making that line questionable too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to Jones, he and Bailey were fully aware of Belichick&#8217;s plans for them Monday night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201c(It was) just part of the plan,\u201d Jones said postgame. \u201cI think Coach Belichick obviously did a really, really good job explaining it to me. I knew what the plan was, and the timing is the timing, but we were on the same page, and there\u2019s no hard feelings or anything. I wish I played better while I was in there, but hopefully, I\u2019ll have a chance to do that in practice and kind of earn that back and then apply it in the game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As for his health, Jones\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/34873786\/bill-belichick-not-ready-commit-pats-qb-just-finished-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">passed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on providing a percentage but felt ready.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t really do the whole percentage thing. You are either able to play or not. In the NFL, you don&#8217;t get any credit for playing hurt or not, and there are no excuses,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;So I felt like I was good to go. With time, it will get better. I&#8217;ve just got to play better.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During Zappe&#8217;s presser, he deferred to Belichick on most game plan-related questions in his press conference but did say \u201cNothing to my knowledge,\u201d <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2022\/10\/everything-we-know-about-patriots-bizarre-qb-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">when asked<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0if there were conversations about Jones reentering the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He also said he found out Jones was going to start the game at quarterback \u201cabout the same time y\u2019all did.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So here is where things really get curious.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jakobi Meyers, Michael Onwenu, and Rhamondre Stevenson shared postgame remarks that seemingly contradict Belichick and Jones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cYeah,\u201d Meyers said in response to a question about whether or not he was surprised Zappe took over. \u201cBut that\u2019s the NFL for you. It\u2019s a fast-changing business.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cNot even as a football player, it\u2019s tough as a man to see somebody who worked so hard get that kind of treatment,\u201d Meyers continued. \u201cBut at the end of the day, we\u2019re all trying to feed our families, so we\u2019ve got to go out there and make plays for whoever\u2019s throwing it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Meyers later\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_AndrewCallahan\/status\/1584769653905100802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1584769653905100802%7Ctwgr%5E8db7e4e19ad70a22afabb39f03d2f77b1d9e5529%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnesn.com%2F2022%2F10%2Fjakobi-meyers-sounds-off-against-treatment-of-mac-jones-in-return%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">clarified<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0his frustrations directed at the just the coaches but also the fans when they began cheering for Zappe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Onwenu\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kdthompson5\/status\/1584750654131957760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">said<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0he also didn&#8217;t expect Zappe to play and that the team &#8220;didn\u2019t have any notice&#8221; when he entered the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As for Stevenson, he too\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/patriots\/2022\/10\/patriots-explanations-on-mac-jones-bailey-zappe-dont-match-locker-room-scene-mark-daniels.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">said<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u201cNo. We weren\u2019t aware,\u201d of the plan to play two quarterbacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So to wrap it all together, Belichick didn&#8217;t specify why Jones was benched, other than it was not over an injury or performance, with the QB even saying he knew the plans for him all along, but at the same time, he has teammates contradicting those comments made by him and Belichick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI didn\u2019t talk to Jakobi after the game,\u201d Belichick\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2022\/10\/how-bill-belichick-reacted-to-jakobi-meyers-mac-jones-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">said<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on WEEI in regard to Meyer&#8217;s comments. \u201cI\u2019m not sure about all that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So why didn&#8217;t Belichick just come out and tell his team his plans for both players? Perhaps Belichick underestimated the Bears and felt he could get Jones some early snaps, score quick, build a big lead and let Zappe finish it.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what we do know. Moving forward, Belichick has to commit to one quarterback because whatever his plans Monday were, did not work out, and his team needs to get back on the same page quickly with a huge divisional game against the Jets looming.<\/p>\n<p>It is one thing to keep your opponents guessing, but to leave many of your players guessing, even if unintentional, is an unusual and disappointing approach, especially from someone like Belichick. As a result, if there wasn&#8217;t a quarterback controversy before, there may be one now.<\/p>\n<p>What a confusing and weird night in Foxboro for everyone not named the Bears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Belichick provides very little clarity regarding his quarterbacks following his team&#8217;s loss to the Chicago Bears. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":43885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23151,10],"tags":[22991,34,23037,22264,2309],"class_list":["post-43938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2022-patriots-season","category-patriots-news","tag-bailey-zappe","tag-bill-belichick","tag-jakboi-meyers","tag-mac-jones","tag-michael-onwenu"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Did Bill Belichick Mismanage His QBs Monday Night? 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